Pandemic Flu and the Potential for U.S. Economic Recession

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A pandemic flu outbreak could sicken 90 billion and kill 2 million people in the United States, according to estimates, but a recent Trust for America's Health report examines another potential casualty-- our economy According to the report, an outbreak could deliver a $680 billion blow to the US economy, leading to the second worst recession since World War II

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